Collapse of the Soviet Union to Present Times
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- Q1Look at these terms: transistor radios, televisions, direct-dial telephone service. What would be the BEST title for this list?New Peacetime TechnologiesEffects of the Civil WarSources of Political ChangeSigns of the Great Depression30s
- Q2What new form of music swept the nation in the 1950s?rapjazzrock-and-rollcountry30s
- Q3Which statement BEST describes the postwar impact of television in the US?Tens of millions of American households had televisions by 1959. Television had a great impact on people's lives.Few Americans purchased televisions. Television had only a minor impact on American life.By 1960, most Americans had webcams connected to their televisions. People stopped using the telephone in favor of video conferencing with each other.The government took over television in 1955. From then on, the government produced all programs.60s
- Q4What was the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson?It ended discrimination.It integrated schools.It protected free speech.It made segregation legal.30s
- Q5Signs that told African Americans and whites where to drink out of the water fountain was an example of...segregationintegrationAfrican American culturecivil rights30s
- Q6All of the following individuals played in important role in the civil rights movement EXCEPT...Rosa ParksMalcolm XMartin Luther King, Jr.Richard Nixon30s
- Q7What was the significance (importance) of Brown v. Board of Education?It made segregation legal.It ended discrimination.It integrated schools.It protected free speech.30s
- Q8How did President Harry Truman further the cause of civil rights?by supporting the efforts of Martin Luther King, Jr.by starting the war on povertyby proposing legislation to guarantee voting rightsby issuing an executive order integrating the armed forces30s
- Q9In 1964, Congress passed ____________ which prohibited discrimination in public places and employment and provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities.Boycott ActCivil Rights ActVoting ActFishing Act30s
- Q10With the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, which country was left as the sole economic, diplomatic, and military superpower?Great BritainUnited StatesRussiaAfghanistan30s
- Q11The economy of the US is dependent on oil and is involved in this region because of its oil reserves.Central AmericaAfricaMiddle EastAsia30s
- Q12As a result of the attacks of September 11, 2001, the US has taken an increasingly active and leading role in addressing the issue of _________.global terrorismmedical traininglandfillsunemployment30s
- Q13Why did the US go to war with Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks?because Afghanistan was under Soviet controlbecause Afghanistan was developing nuclear weaponsbecause the Taliban was an ally of North Koreabecause the Taliban was protecting Al Qaeda30s
- Q14With what country did the US go to war in 2003 because of the belief that country had weapons of mass destruction?IsraelPakistanIraqNorth Korea30s
- Q15Improvements in the area of computers, electronics, satellites, and global communication systems have changed the way Americans ___________ with one another and with others around the world.communicatetraveleatfarm30s